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Morning Joe: Obama Like Jackie Robinson, MLK, 'One of Great Presidents We've Ever Had'
Legal Insurrection ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 01/18/2017 8:44:23 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

Assessing President Obama's legacy, the panelists on today's Morning Joe seemed in competition to outdo each other with misplaced praise.

Historian David Maraniss led off, calling Obama "the Jackie Robinson of American electoral politics."

Next up was Joe Scarborough, who upped the ante by placing Obama in the same category as Martin Luther King, Jr.

Batting clean up, Walter Isaacson hit one out of the hyperbole park, claiming that "Obama will go down as one of the great presidents we have ever had."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackobama; jackierobinson; jeremiahwright; mlk
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Jackie Robinson and MLK were Republicans...

Ding, ding, ding - we have a thread wiinnah!

81 posted on 01/19/2017 5:16:42 AM PST by GOPJ ("Reporters honored MLK by spreading hate & lies. News at 11." - Freeper FreedomGuru)
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